William ii



W. H. REED.

(No Model.)

GATE.

No. 409,067. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

W E 5 '5 E E I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM I-I. REED, OF COUNCIL GROVE, KANSAS.

. GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 409,067, dated August 13, 1889. Application filed January 29, 1889. Serial No. 297,966- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM II. REED, of Council Grove, in the county of Morris and State of Kansas, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in gates; and it consists in the combination, with the gate-post, the hinged support, and the gate which moves freely back and forth through the support of metallic guides which have their rear ends secured to the outer sides of the support, which extend forward a suitable distance and extend inward against the side of the gate and have their forward extremities rounded or turned outward, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and easily-applied guide for a gate of this character.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a gate which embodies my invention, the gate being shown in one position in solid lines and in another position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the gate, showing it swung wide open. Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section of the support, taken through the upper bolt. Fig. -:L is an enlarged perspective of one of the guides.

A represents the post upon which the support is hung; B, the post against which the gate closes; O, the roller which supports the gate at or near its center, and D the gate. Hung upon the post A, by means of the eyes G, is the support I-I, through which the panels of the .gate freely move. This support consists of two vertical pieces, which are separated a suitable distance from each other by blocks I, secured in position between the pieces by means of the bolts N, which pass through support II and blocks I, and have their inner ends formed into the eyes G and their outer ends screw-threaded and provided with nuts. By this means the same bolts which clamp the two vertical boards that form the support II against the blocks I also form hinges upon which the gate is hung; also between the two pieces is journaled the supporting-roller J, upon the top of which the lower edge of one of the bars of the gate rests. The gate slides freely back and forth through the support, and as the support turns freely upon the post the gate is carried wit-h it.

If the gate is to be opened only a short distance, it is moved back into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1; but if the gate is to be opened wide then the gate and the support are swung around into the position shown in Fig. 2.

I/Vhere the gate moves back and forth through a support and there is nothing used to prevent the gate from getting out of line with the support, the bars catch against the vertical pieces and bind to such an extent as to make it difficult to operate the gate. In order to prevent this binding, there is secured to each side of the support a bent guide 0, which consists of metallic plates that are secured to the outer sides of the support H and bent inward at L, so as to bear against the sides of the gate, and their forward extremities bent outward or rounded off, as shown at P, so as to allow the gate to move freely back and forth. The rear extremities of these metallic guides O are turned slightly inward at S, so as to bind against the edge of the support H, whereby they can be secured thereto by a single bolt, as shown, and yet be securely held in a horizontal position. By this construction a set of guides is provided which can be applied to any gate of the character here shown and described by a single screw, bolt, or nail, thus affording a cheap guide and one easily and quickly applied. These guides, by catching against the gate upon opposite sides, prevent the gate from getting out of line with the support and also act as stops to prevent the outer end of the gate from being moved back beyond the roller placed in the road-bed for its support. These guides, by catching against opposite sides of the gate, also compel the support to turn with the gate as it is being swung around for the purpose of opening it, as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, I gate and their points beveled or turned oute1aim word, as shown, for the purpose set forth. IO

The combination, with the gate, the hinged In testimony whereof I nflix my signature in support, and the post upon which the gate is presence of two witnesses.

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outer sides of the support at their rear ends \Vitnesses: and have their forwurdly-extending ends bent J. 1i. S'IURGiLL,

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